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WOOD S URAPER.

No.- 516,225. PatntedMar. 13, 1894.

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UNITED STATES,

FRANKLIN J. PERKINS OF WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OFTHREE- FOURTHSTO CHRISTOPHER A. BLACKBURN, OF SAME PLACE- WOOD-SCRAPER.

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent N 0. 516,225, dated March13, 18 94.

Application filed September 14. 1893- Serial No. 485.447. (N model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN J. PERKINS,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Woburn, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wood-Scrapers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

In finishing floors and other wooden surfaces a scraper is frequentlyemployed. The

blade of the scraper which comes in contact with the wood is usuallymade from a flat piece or plate of steel which is sharpened at one edge.For effective work this blade should be held at an angle to the surfaceof the wood, the line of the end of the scraper forming on one sidethereof an acute'angle with the surface of the wood and on the other anobtuse angle. The blade of the scraper moves When doing its work in adirection opposite to that in which a cutting blade, as for example,that of a plane, moves. 7

It is desirable in finishing floors and the like, that the blade of thescraper should project in such a manner that itmay be employed incorners or close to the edge of the floor at the wall.

My invention has for its object to provide a scraper which maybeconveniently held at the proper angle in such manner that the workmanmay exert his full strength on the implement and which may be used overthe whole of the surface to be scraped as well at the corners or edgesas upon the other portions and it consists in the device which ishereinafter more fully set forth, and the novel features of which arepointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and made a parthereof.

I have shown my device in the best form now known to me in theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is aplan view. Fig. 3 is a lengthwise section on line 3-3 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa plan view of the device with the upper handle and blade removed. Fig.5 is a plan view of the upper handle and its supporting frame attached.Fig. 6 is an end-view thereof.

same side as the blade as shown atg to form a support for the hand, andto prevent the hand from slipping when the scraper is turned towardtheuser. This downwardly projecting portion 9 is also preferably ofsufficient length so that'when it rests on the fioor or surface beingscraped, the portion f of the handle will bea sufficient distance fromthe floor to permit it to be grasped by the hand without the fingerscoming in contact with the floor. When used in this way, the end of thepart g will slide on the floor and greater pressure and force may beexerted by the workman. The length of the part g should also be suchthat when it rests on the floor the scraper-blade will be at the correctangle with the floor for the most effective work. In this way thedownwardly projecting end 9 of the handle serves not only to give theworkman a better grasp on the handle, but also serves to raise thehandle a proper distance from the floor to protect the fingers of theworkman, and also to set the blade at a proper angle for the mostelficient work. The under side of the handle f is rounded preferably andits upper side is hollowed out as shown at h to reduce the weight of theimplement and to lessen its cost. The part at of the holder which isprovided with the handle f as previously stated, is preferably forked atits forward end as shown, Fig. 4, the forward ends of the forks beingconnected by a cross portion j. This is provided on top with two or morescrew holes is in order that the other part of the holder may be securedthereto. The part j is extended slightly at either end, and the face lthereof formed on a bevel, the angle of the bevel corresponding with theangle which the blade is to form with the floor, when the handle 61 isThe ends of the part in a horizontal position. j are beveled on theirrear sides as shown at m to form cam surfaces which receivecorrespondingly beveled projections n, on the other part 19 of theholder. The part 1) of the holder is adapted to fit over the top of thepart j and over the face Z, thereof, and it is provided at either endwith rearwardly and downwardly projecting parts n which fit on thebeveled portions m of the ends of the part j so that the blade a. of thescraper may be placed between the face land the corresponding downwardlyprojecting portion of the part 1) and securely held, the part p beingsecured on the part j by means of screws g which pass through the part19 and into the holes 70 in the part j. The holes in the part p throughwhich the screws q passare slightly larger than the screws so that asthe screws are set down, the arms n which co-act with the bevels on mayslides lightly on said bevels and thus act to wedge the blade at betweenthe facel and the corresponding portion of the part 19 thus securing theblade firmly in place. At the ends of the part 19 and projectingupwardly therefrom are the curved arms 75 which serve as supportsfor theupper handle 8. The upper handle 8 may be of wood or other suitablematerial and is of a shape to permit the operator to grasp it securely;or the handle 5 may be of metal and may be cast integral with the part19 of the holder. The holder is preferably cast in two parts, namely thepart p and the part (1.

The device is simple in construction and may be readily taken apart orput together in case it is desired to remove the blade and put anotherin its place.

The handle 8 is located almost directly over the blade 0, and this isimportant since power may be applied at that point with greatestefficiency. In use, the workman would ordinarily grasp the handle f withthe left and the handle 3 with the right hand, thus obtaining the fullpower of both arms and enabling him to do the work more speedily andeasily than with any otherimplement of this kind now known to me.

Since the blade at projects from the holder and is, at or near thescraping edge, wholly clear of and free from a frame or similar part,any work may be done with the implement which may be done if thescraping blade alone were held in the hand of the workman, and this isimportant since all scraping implements, the blades of which aresurrounded by a frame or holding part after the manner of a plane, areobjectionable, because the frame interferes with the blade not only whenworking in corners but also when working upon a surface which is notperfectly flat since the blade in such an implement cannot get intoslight depressions.

What I claim is- 1. A scraper comprising a blade, and a holder for thesame, consisting of two parts, each of which is provided with a handle,each of said parts also havingafixed beveled face between which beveledfaces the blade is held and means for securing the said two partstogether and thereby clamping the blade in place, substantially as setforth.

2. A scraper comprising a blade and bolder consisting of two partshaving opposing surfaces between which the blade is placed one of saidparts having cam portions m and the other of said parts having portionsn for engaging said cam portions, and securing devices for securing thetwo parts of the holder together whereby as the securing devices aretightened the blade will be firmly gripped and held in consequence ofthe action of the cam portions m upon the engaging portions nsubstantially as set forth.

'3. A scraper comprising a blade and a holder, said holder having arearwardly extending portion provided with a handle and having a portionrearwardly of the handle extending on the same side as the blade and tosuch an extent as to constitute a gage and hand-hold substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination in a scraper with the blade 0, of a holder comprisinga part d, having a beveled face Z, and beveled portions m, a part 19having beveled projections 91, and securing screws (1, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN J. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

WM. A. MACLEOD, A. H. MoRRIsoN.

